{"id":146,"date":"2015-03-24T11:00:45","date_gmt":"2015-03-24T11:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.themegrill.com\/colormag\/?p=146"},"modified":"2022-07-21T05:25:26","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T05:25:26","slug":"drones-being-used-to-monitor-wordcup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ttw.com.bd\/?p=146","title":{"rendered":"Bangladesh plans to ease visa procedure for foreign tourists"},"content":{"rendered":"

The government is working on easing the visa procedure for foreign tourists, aiming to boost the country’s travel and leisure industry.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“We have to ease our visa procedure system to attract more foreign tourists … we are working on it keeping tourism potentials in our mind,” State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism M Mahbub Ali said.<\/span><\/p>\n

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He made the remark on Thursday while inaugurating the country’s oldest flagship tourism fair, ‘Dhaka Mart’ at a city hotel.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The state minister said his ministry would arrange an inter-ministerial meeting comprising all tourism stakeholders to review the progress of ongoing efforts on easing to get Bangladesh tourist visa.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ali said the seven Indian south-western states, popularly called as Seven Sisters, as well as landlocked neighbours Nepal and Bhutan don’t have any sea beaches, reports BSS.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“So, if we can make their entry to Bangladesh easy, we will get many tourists from these neighbouring countries,” he added. <\/span><\/p>\n

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“We want foreign tourists will come to Bangladesh on a cruise ship while his or her immigration procedure to be completed inside the ship,” he added.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ali hoped that the new terminal at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), metro rail, Padma Bridge, and upgrading of Cox’s Bazar airport into an international one would give a boost to the country’s travel and leisure industry.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“We are working on making a master plan to flourish our tourism industry as per international standard in a coordinated and planned way,” he added.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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